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White fragility : why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism / Robin DiAngelo.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DiAngelo, Robin, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Racism.
- White people.
- Race relations.
- White People.
- Race Relations.
- Medical Subjects:
- Racism.
- White People.
- Race Relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 169 pages.)
- Other Title:
- Why it's so hard for White people to talk about racism
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Beacon Press, [2018]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In this "vital, necessary, and beautiful book" (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people? (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
- Contents:
- Introduction: We can't get there from here
- The challenges of talking to white people about racism
- Racism and white supremacy
- Racism after the civil rights movement
- How does race shape the lives of white people?
- The good/bad binary
- Anti-blackness
- Racial triggers for white people
- The result: white fragility
- White fragility in action
- White fragility and the rules of engagement
- White women's tears
- Where do we go from here?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: DiAngelo, Robin J. White fragility.
- ISBN:
- 9780807047422
- 0807047422
- Publisher Number:
- 99983968335
- 40028301853
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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